SIDP Antimicrobial Stewardship - A Certificate Program for Pharmacists

Description
The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) is an innovative and intensive practice-based activity for pharmacists focusing on the pharmacist's role in the area of appropriate use of antimicrobial agents. The program, which emphasizes a health care team approach, seeks to foster the development of a strong knowledgebase in microbiology, pharmacology and disease state management in order to successfully implement an antibiotic stewardship program that will improve patient care, reduce healthcare expenditures and potentially reduce rates of resistance and prolong the longevity of the limited number of antimicrobial agents available to treat infections.

ASP Goals
The program goals/learning objectives are the following:

Outline the essentials of clinical microbiology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and infectious disease state management necessary in Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Identify the skills needed to establish an antimicrobial stewardship program.
Implement interventions to improve patient care, minimize resistance and cost, and prolong the longevity of antimicrobials through a cap-stone project.
Explain how to evaluate the effectiveness of an antimicrobial stewardship program through the measurement of outcomes.
Define the interaction between pharmacy and infection control
ASP Structure
The Antimicrobial Stewardship certificate training program is ACPE accredited and conducted in three parts:

Phase 1: Self-study learning component (24 hours or 2.4 CEUs). Please view our demonstration showing the style of the Self-study component.
Phase 2: Live webinars (6-9 hours or 0.6-0.9 CEUs)
Phase 3: Skills component completed in the practice setting (10 hours or 1.0 CEU)
A Certificate of Achievement will be awarded to participants who successfully complete all three program components. Participants who successfully complete the program will be eligible for a 1 year free associate membership in SIDP.

The self-study and webinars must be completed within 8 months and the final project completed within 12 months of registration. To sign up and access the program, click here.

Cost
Participant cost is $750 per pharmacist. This amount includes the home study section, four to six live webinars, and the skills development/implementation component at your practice site. Click on "Pay with a Credit Card" or "Pay with a Check" above to purchase and enroll in the program. If you wish to participate in only a portion of the program, Phase 1 is available for $500 per pharmacist. Click here to purchase Phase 1 only. Phases 1 and 2 are available for $688 per pharmacist. Click here to purchase Phases 1 & 2 only.

For institutions or healthcare facilities with payment from the same institution, we provide the following discounts:
6-10 healthcare professionals - 5% discount
11-15 healthcare professionals - 10% discount

For trainees (e.g., residents, fellows, and graduate students) the cost is $550 per individual for the full program; $367 for Phase 1 only; $505 for Phases 1 & 2 only. To receive a discount or for questions about them, please contact ProCE at info@proce.com. For complete details on the program, please see our downloadable Announcement.

Expiration

Mar 15, 2018

Discipline(s)

Pharmacy CPE

Format

Monograph, Online

Cost

See above in activity description

Credits / Hours

Certificate Activity - 40 hours

Accreditation

This CE activity is jointly provided by ProCE, Inc. and SIDP. ProCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Practice Activity Number 0221-9999-15-073-B01-P has been assigned to this practice-based CE activity (initial release date 3-15-15). This CE activity is approved for 40.0 contact hours (0.4 CEUs) in states that recognize ACPE providers. The participant can elect to complete two additional webinars at no additional cost and earn 43.0 contact hours (4.3 CEUs). Statements of completion will be issued online as individual modules are completed with a post-test score of 80% or higher and completion of an online evaluation. UANs for the individual activity modules are listed in the Activity Announcement.

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